Sanskrit quote nr. 5532 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आसनाशनशय्याभिर् अद्भिर्मूलफलेन वा ।
नास्य कश्चिद् वसेद् गेहे शक्तितोऽनर्चितोऽतिथिः ॥āsanāśanaśayyābhir adbhirmūlaphalena vā |
nāsya kaścid vased gehe śaktito'narcito'tithiḥ ||
Index
Presented above is a Sanskrit aphorism, also known as a subhāṣita, which is at the very least, a literary piece of art. This page provides critical research material such as an anlaysis on the poetic meter used, an English translation, a glossary explaining technical terms, and a list of resources including print editions and digital links.
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: Consider this as an approximate extraction of glossary words based on an experimental segmentation of the Sanskrit verse. Some could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned.
Asana (āsana, आसन, āsanā, आसना): defined in 23 categories.
Shayya (sayya, śayyā, शय्या): defined in 10 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Ad (अद्): defined in 2 categories.
Mulaphala (mūlaphala, मूलफल): defined in 4 categories.
Va (vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Nasya (nāsya, नास्य): defined in 5 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Cit (चित्): defined in 11 categories.
Geha (गेह): defined in 12 categories.
Shaktitah (saktitah, śaktitaḥ, शक्तितः): defined in 1 categories.
Ana (anā, अना): defined in 12 categories.
Ric (rc, ṛc, ऋच्): defined in 2 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Atithi (अतिथि): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaiva philosophy, Vastushastra (architecture), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit verse. If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.
- Line 1: “āsanāśanaśayyābhir adbhirmūlaphalena vā”
- āsanā -
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āsana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]āsanā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aśana -
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aśana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aśana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śayyābhir -
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śayyā (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]
- adbhir -
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ap (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]ad (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ad (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- mūlaphalena -
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mūlaphala (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- Line 2: “nāsya kaścid vased gehe śaktito'narcito'tithiḥ”
- nāsya -
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nāsya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√nās -> nāsya (absolutive)[absolutive from √nās]√nās -> nāsya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √nās class 1 verb]√nās -> nāsya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √nās class 1 verb]√nas -> nāsya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √nas class 1 verb]√nas -> nāsya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √nas class 1 verb]
- kaś -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cid -
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cit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- vased -
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√vas (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- gehe -
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geha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- śaktito' -
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śaktitaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- anar -
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anā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ṛci -
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ṛc (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- to' -
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tas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- atithiḥ -
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atithi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha
buy this bookThis quote is included within the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha (महासुभाषितसंग्रह, maha-subhashita-samgraha / subhasita-sangraha), which is a compendium of Sanskrit aphorisms (subhāṣita), collected from various sources. Subhāṣita is a genre of Sanskrit literature, exposing the vast and rich cultural heritage of ancient India.
It has serial number 5532 and can be found on page . (read on archive.org)
Sanskrit is the oldest living language and bears testimony to the intellectual past of ancient India. Three major religions (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism) share this language, which is used for many of their holy books. Besides religious manuscripts, much of India’s ancient culture has been preserved in Sanskrit, covering topics such as Architecture, Music, Botany, Surgery, Ethics, Philosophy, Dance and much more.